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Thursday June 9th, 2011

The Beauty Industry Is Crushing on Solange Knowles Lately
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The Beauty Industry Is Crushing on Solange Knowles Lately

OK, we know that Solange is Beyoncé’s younger sister. She’s been compared to her a lot, as is the case with any siblings–their comparisons just happen to take place in the spotlight of the media. Solange has had a moderately successful music and acting career.

She’s dabbled in modeling, as the face of Armani Jeans, and for her family’s clothing line, House of Deréon. She got married at the age of 17, had a child, and ultimately got divorced; all this personal drama certainly affected her career a bit. She’s never really come out from her sister’s shadow…until recently.

Solange’s look has changed dramatically, first of all. She used to favor long soft diva locks, lots of makeup, and pretty dresses. She skews decidedly more hipster lately: natural hair in a giant afro, less makeup, playing up her less-hourglass-than-Beyoncé’s frame. It seems to be working, because the industry has come calling.

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Published at 4:00 PM

Monday May 30th, 2011

Summer Manicure Inspiration
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Summer Manicure Inspiration

It’s Memorial Day. While it’s not officially summer on the calendar for a few weeks yet, mentally we’re in summer mode. It’s in the 80s here in NYC and everyone is in sandals and sundresses–which means it’s time to ditch the greige nails. We’ve searched high and low for manicure inspiration for the summer, and found some amazing picks.

Click through to see some of the best and brightest manis for the summer:

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Published at 12:00 PM

Thursday April 7th, 2011

The UK Releases New Guidelines To Prevent Misleading Cosmetics Ads
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The UK Releases New Guidelines To Prevent Misleading Cosmetics Ads

It’s become the norm rather than the exception that models in makeup and skincare ads are retouched to death. The fact that the recent “unretouched” Makeup Forever ad made such news is a testament to this fact of life in the beauty industry.

But cosmetics companies have been getting in trouble for this, particularly in the UK. Over the years, there have been a lot of complaints, especially about mascara ads which depict models in fake eyelashes. L’Oreal Paris was targeted in 2007 because Penelope Cruz was wearing fakes in a Telescopic Mascara commercial. Rimmel is a repeat offender, giving Kate Moss digitally enhanced lashes in 2007 and Georgia May Jagger fake lashes last year, both in mascara ads.

Two UK organizations, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) just released new advertising guidelines for cosmetics advertising.

The guidelines address pre-production (styling and makeup) and post-production (re-touching). Some of the guidelines include:

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Wednesday March 30th, 2011

Would You Rather…? The Zooey Deschanel Airbrushing Edition
Would You Rather?

Would You Rather…? The Zooey Deschanel Airbrushing Edition

Zooey Deschanel may be the most lovable starlet working today. From her peachy singing voice to her penchant for retro garb, she’s always a charmer. But when it seemed that she was finally getting her due recognition with a Rimmel London campaign and the cover of Flare Magazine, she’s been airbrushed into oblivion. So what gives, airbrushers? What beef have you got with Zooey?

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Published at 2:30 PM

Monday March 21st, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Vanessa Seward Out at Azzaro, Judy Collinson in at Anthropologie, and Zooey Deschanel Gets Airbrushed Beyond Recognition
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Vanessa Seward Out at Azzaro, Judy Collinson in at Anthropologie, and Zooey Deschanel Gets Airbrushed Beyond Recognition

Vanessa Seward Exits Azzaro: Seward, known for bringing Azzaro back from the dead, is parting ways with the French fashion house. Her successor will be named shortly. {The Cut}

Back in the Game: Ousted from Barneys New York in the fall, Judy Collinson has joined Anthropologie as executive director of women’s apparel. {WWD, subscription required}

Zooey Deschanel Airbrushed Unrecognizable in New Rimmel Ad: She’s so cute–why do that? {Stylelite}

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Published at 12:53 PM

Wednesday November 24th, 2010

Fashion News Roundup: ADR Made a Video, D&G Are Being Indicted and The Designer of Kate Middleton’s See-Through Dress Speaks
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: ADR Made a Video, D&G Are Being Indicted and The Designer of Kate Middleton’s See-Through Dress Speaks

Royal Mistake or Royal History? The designer of this dress that Kate Middleton was wearing in a fashion show when Prince William first saw her, which we have to say is pretty ugly and a bit slutty, might be worth £100,000 at this point, but the designer “probably” won’t sell it. “She looked fabulous in my dress and I think she could become a style icon like Princess Diana – so the dress could become part of fashion history,” she said. She also said she would love to design Kate’s wedding dress. We really hope not. {Daily Mail}

eBay Gets Royal: Within a week of Kate and Wills’ engagement announcement, the number of Ebay items with the terms “Kate Middleton” and “Prince William” has increased dramatically. If your interest in British royals borders on obsession, there is plenty of memorabilia to be found, including mouse pads, thimbles and wedding ring replicas. {Inside Source}

Dress Code: Apparently school isn’t the only place where miniskirts can be banned. The city council of Castellammare di Stabia, a sea town close to Naples, has approved a bylaw to ban micro-minis. {WWD subscription required}

Turning Japanese: Marc Jacobs is on the cover of Numéro Tokyo’s Jan/Feb 2011 issue, dressed modestly in a black shirt and pants. {Fashion Copious}

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Published at 12:34 PM

Tuesday March 9th, 2010

Monday December 7th, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

From Jeans to Jolie: You might’ve thrown snowballs or watched football this weekend, but Georgia May Jagger was on set for her first Rimmel campaign shoot. Here’s a peek – we swear it’s not vintage Jerry. {LeLaid} A Denim Treaty: Did you know jeans are banned in North Korea because they’re a “symbol of American Read more →

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Published at 1:19 PM

Wednesday November 4th, 2009

Georgia Jagger for Versace

On Saturday morning I read that Georgia Jagger was the new face of Versace. Then I dressed up as a nevernude and drank too much tequila so I’m just remembering now what I meant to report Monday morning. The Imaginary Socialite tucked the tidbit into the bottom of a roundup: “Georgia Jagger for Versace?! Bestill Read more →

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Published at 1:39 PM

Monday October 19th, 2009

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Georgia & Coco for Rimmel

Rimmel’s signed Georgia Jagger and Coco Rocha. At the rate she’s going, Georgia might soon be the new Coco. Her Hudson Jean ads just debuted last month, her first Vogue UK cover this month and now, with a cosmetic contract in hand, she’s officially more model than someone’s daughter. The British makeup brand, most notably Read more →

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Published at 9:09 AM

Thursday April 2nd, 2009

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Lily’s Beauty Ads Out

Lily Cole’s ads for Rimmel, which were announced almost a year ago, have finally hit Rimmel.com. She poses with her mouth just parted, her hair in the wind, and each and every one of her freckles airbrushed out of existence. As much as we love a great NSFW editorial with Ms. Cole, this beauty bot Read more →

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Published at 3:11 PM

Tuesday July 8th, 2008

Lily Cole to Rimmel

Everyone’s known for quite some time that British pop queen Sophie Ellis-Bextor was set to be one of the new faces of Rimmel, under momma Kate’s reign. But WWD confirmed another face this morning, the one that may or may not be edging Kate out of her spot at Agent Provocateur, Lily Cole. Apparently, Kate Read more →

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